Essential oil of Daucus carota subsp. halophilus: Composition, antifungal activity and cytotoxicity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-134

  Tavares, Ana Cristina ^a   Gonçalves, Maria José ^b   Cavaleiro, Carlos ^b   Cruz, Maria Teresa ^c   Lopes, Maria Celeste ^c   Canhoto, Jorge ^a   Salgueiro, Lígia Ribeiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Daucus carota subsp. halophilus; Essential oils; In vitro cytotoxicity; MTT

Indexed keywords

ELEMICIN; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CARROT; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DENDRITIC CELL; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG SCREENING; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; YEAST;

APIACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; DAUCUS HALOPHILUS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 49349115295     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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